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Real-Time Texting: FCC Announces New Communication for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Jack Huang — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:57:38 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that starting December 2017 the TTY will be gone. Instead of the TTY, Real Time Texting (RTT) will be put in place. The FCC recognized that an overwhelming number of deaf and hard of hearing use cell phones to communicate with families and friends. With this recognition and […]

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Deaf Swimmer Competes for Olympic Spot

Deaf Niche — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:48:39 +0000

Marcus Titus joined the Olympic trials for a spot in Rio While watching the swimmers at the trials for the coveted Olympic spot, no one would have guessed that one of the hopefuls is deaf. Marcus Titus is a 30 year old swimmer from Tucson, Arizona. He started swimming at 12 years old with the […]

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Social Security Expected to Dry Up

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:00:38 +0000

SSI/SSDI Benefits for everyone could be reduced by almost 25% when funds run out Social Security has had a surplus set aside for emergencies like the Great Recession, and it is the current hot topic with more people depending on Social Security since the Great Depression. Everyone is wondering the same thing: when will it […]

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Remembering: The Deaf Little Mermaid

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:03:37 +0000

Remember who else was on the show? Walt Disney Studios’ The Little Mermaid was a box office hit when it was released in theaters in 1989. This launched a television series in 1993 with more adventures of Ariel’s and her friends before the movie. The usual gang headlined the show: Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle […]

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Deaf Boy Wins a Spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2016

Deaf Niche — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:57:31 +0000

Neil Maes from South Carolina just won a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee A young boy from South Carolina just won the National Spelling Bee, beating out many other children vying for spots in the Scripps competition. That boy is Neil Maes. Maes, a fifth grader, was born deaf. He has cochlear implants […]

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Nyle DiMarco for People Magazine

Deaf Niche — Sat, 28 May 2016 08:59:53 +0000

Check it out, People Magazine did a spot on the latest winner of Dancing With the Stars! Nyle DiMarco, the deaf model who won both America’s Next Top Model and Dancing With the Stars did an interview spot with the popular celebrity magazine People Magazine. Here, you can see him talk about his feeling on […]

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Deaf Lawyers to be Sworn Into Supreme Court on April 19

Deaf Niche — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:19:20 +0000

13 Deaf lawyers will be part of the federal Supreme Court’s Bar Association On April 19, the Supreme Court will hold a mass ceremony to swear in 13 deaf lawyers. This is the first time a large amount of deaf lawyers have been admitted onto the Supreme Court’s Bar Association, marking this as a historical […]

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Did you know the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, was deaf?

Deaf Niche — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:48:02 +0000

Gordon-Low founded Girl Scouts for the sole purpose of having an all-inclusive program Juliette Gordon Low was born hearing and became deaf at the age of 17 due to multiple ear injuries. She was a very athletic woman, always active in sports and the outdoors. It was after she met the founder of the Boy […]

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